Liabilities and Assets

Today, everyone wants to get rich, financially rich. In a normal household, it is common to hear the following:

"Magtipid na muna tayo, bawal na ang kumain sa labas o kaya ang sobrang gastos"

"Oi, patayin mo na ngayang computer, malaki na gastos natin sa kuryente!"

"Utang nanaman! Puro nalang utang, paano ba tayo yayaman niyan."

And here is a funny one:

"Lord, please naman umulan na sana ng pera wag lang coins!"

It is no doubt, today money is gasoline without money, you are going nowhere. They say good things can't be paid in cash. I say, well probably not all but majority are or maybe you don't know how to shop!

But it is quite sad to imagine that paper bill or cheques or bonds (fine you cards are included too) owns our souls in this modern era. We see people do stupid stuff for money, we can see people kill each other because of money, we even see people selling their own body just to have money! And who's to blame for this? We, the humans ourselves.

It is our own selfish desires that brought us to this situation. In fact, we always think that assets are those who only give us money and everything else are liability. But life is too short to count how much money the world have. Sometimes, we have to get out of this mindset that assets are only those with financial value. Living in the world thinking all about money will only lead us to depression, we have to consider other things in life. Not all assets necessarily have to be profitable. It should be taken into a subjective view.

So in this world full of unlimited resources, we have to overcome that fear of losing money. Yes, they are important but they should never be a hindrance to why we could not enjoy life. Life has a lot to offer than a pile of worthless paper or metals. After all, being truly rich is not just about accumulating money.

Live life without anxiety,

@2red_degial   

The Right Criteria

Never judge a book by its cover.

Last week, history was made when Tammy Baldwin was elected in the US Senate becoming the first openly gay politician to reach such rank. This milestone portrays the how liberal the US is regarding this issue however in the Philippines, recent survey estimates that more than half of the Filipinos have negative attitude toward homosexuality.

Personally, I find this result very disappointing. Filipinos are yet to be open minded of the world outside the box called religion. As a matter of fact, homosexuals in the Philippines are constantly criticized and condemned not only by the church but by their fellow peers as well. Gays have become victims of aging traditions and culture. And in the end, many suffer emotional distress due to lack of societal acceptance.

Now this issue is really bugging me off, what difference will it make if someone is hetero or not? Will he's capabilities and talents be affected by his sexuality? Can he no longer be of use to the society because of the choice he made? It is only this bias mindset of us that makes it all difficult to accept such ideology. But if we only widen our perspective we will be able to see that sexuality has nothing to do with performance, it does not depict the worth of a person.

As far as I am concerned, people must stop judging gays as useless and salot. Many of them has different stories to tell. They too have feelings. Sa totoo nga, marami ring bakla ang dapat hangaan. We should always keep in mind that sexuality is never a criteria in judging people, personality is. After all. being straight does not assure anyone of success and happiness but having the right personality does.

Telling the world what I see is true,

@2red-degial 

Mind Over Matter

Moving on.

In this world of trickery and madness, no one can afford to make mistakes.

Sometimes life can offer us the most deceiving things we can ever imagine. Just imagine a worm infested apple coated with gold. The idea might sound simple but the sad fact is these beguiling challenges are not always that easy to determine.

That is why in this damn world, we have to use our mind in making decisions. We can't let our feelings take control of us.We should not enclose ourselves in a box. We should live beyond what we can see, hear, feel and touch. There is more to life than these.

We must always remember that in our hands lies the power to our future and if we don't make the right decisions now, chances are we will be paying the consequences in the long run. No matter how difficult things are we should not be misled by what we feel. Marami ang namamatay sa maling akala.

So as much as possible, in all occasions, we must consider thinking twice and not let our hearts just rule out. We have to mature in our actions and thoughts. In this growing world, we simply cannot afford to raise a generation of emotic and lenient people.

Always remember, it should be mind over matter.

Keep that mind open,

@2red-degial

A Nostalgic Night

Let me get this shit straight, it's over.

Sad news from Cebu City, one of my closest and oldest friend (Rey Benedict Duarte Salve) has broken ties with me. I may not be much of an emo but losing a real friend is hard. 

One thing that made this moment really hard is the fact the Rocky was my first friend in the batch of Pisay-CMC Juniors SY 2012-2013. As far as I want to turn things around,  some of them are not meant to be moved. After all, everything has its own limitations and I guess that was it.

I just want Rocky to know how much I have treasured him (that might have sounded a bit gay but I believe I really have to say what I need to say). As for me, he was my first friend who has stayed overnight in my house, he was also my first friend from Davao and the first friend of mine who have influenced me to really read fiction books. That is just the beginning of the list and there might be a lot of memories to treasure but I think its time to move now. It is just disappointing that I really don't know what the real reason for such turmoil is.

Oh well, yes that's it. Even the best of friends are temporary. I know that I have offended you in such manner that has changed your attitude toward me but I hope you know that it was not my intention.

In the end, thank you for the time and energy spent. This might signify an end but this also means renewal for you and me as well.

So long my dear friend!

Taking things heavy right now,

2red-degial

Where Art Thou?

Ok, I have a bit of a good news. I am finally done with my research data gathering which actually constitutes 50% of my research. And whats more amazing is that it was finished in a day! Thank God for this. However, I guess my being so keen observer (himantayon in bisaya) got a glimpse what could possibly be a bigger research compared to the one I am currently doing.

First of all, I do not hate the government but I not their fan either. Late this morning, I was a bit disappointed (again) on how our Department of Health operates their system. I got a bit stranded in Villanueva because the head of their municipal health office is currently in a business trip together with the mayor to Cagayan de Oro City to visit some health offices. Because of this I waited nearly three hours just to be able to get the confirmation that I was allowed to take the data I need and mind me it was thru text that she confirmed. 

Also, earlier that moment, I was in Jasaan conducting the same data gathering and by a strike of luck and coincidence, the head of their municipal health office is also gone and this time she was in Manila for a conference. However, it was not a blockage to their service and in less than an hour I got the data I need for my research.

So now, I am asking myself how can one municipality provide me the information in a swift manner while the other one takes so much time given the fact that both their heads are gone? It is really a sad tale but it can be clearly seen that many government officers (not just DoH) are out of focus and lacks initiative. Hey, people in their let me remind that you all should be service oriented. One nurse, working in the Villanueva  health center, even reprimanded me why I asked her co-employees not her about this matter. Man, what a shame, you mean only you, knows how this health center operate and the others do not? Tsk. tsk. tsk.

I just hope that next time the government should do something to improve the quality of their service. Sometimes people tend to blame our technology and resources (the nurse keeps on telling me that Jasaan is different because they have a hospital that's why their processing of their data is faster) why service is poor but in reality it is poor because the workers itself are not putting into heart what they should be doing. Being a public servant or employee mens that you are to serve your fellow countrymen with all your passion and commitment. If you don't want to do it then I have a good work plan for you: QUIT AND GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE.

Hoping for a much better government employees next time,

2red-degial